Hon. Thomas C. Falls
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.5 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 6 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private11663303/07/202399  10   
Civil Litigation - Private11148311/03/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8954509/27/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private7453308/18/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7301607/23/20191066 98810
Civil Litigation - Private7014406/09/201911215511
Criminal Defense Lawyer5239710/28/2017121 8   
Criminal Defense Lawyer4648711/28/2016853256510
Criminal Defense Lawyer3601907/07/201551214115
Criminal Defense Lawyer232207/14/200854335459
Category Average  4.23.12.21.44.93.42.94.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
116633      
111483      
89545111111
74533      
73016      
70144      
523971 1   
464875103525
360191  11 
23222892910
 2.06.33.52.33.35.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
116633   9.3
1114831111.0
8954511101.0
745331111.0
730166877.6
7014411102.1
5239711102.3
46487   4.9
36019   2.0
2322   3.9
 1.82.26.53.5

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11682103/18/2023258111.0Read Comment
Litigant10605907/03/2022258111.0Read Comment
Litigant10199801/06/2022258111.0Read Comment
Other7176707/01/20192581  Read Comment
Other7010806/08/2019258111.0Read Comment
Other5239610/28/2017258111.0Read Comment
Other5239410/27/2017258111.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0